Fusion Studies

UT Wins Award From Google.org to Apply AI in Fusion Energy Research

October 16, 2026 • by Joanne Foote and Tariq Wrensford

A three-year project led by Joshua Burby will build neural network models to explore new stellarator designs and lower the cost of future fusion power...

Leaders of the project are (from left to right) Tan Bui-Thanh, Joshua Burby and David Hatch.

Research

University of Texas-led Team Solves a Big Problem for Fusion Energy

May 5, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

Their method to speed up the design of “magnetic bottles” offers an answer to a complex 70-year-old challenge.

An abstract, colorful pattern resembling topographic maps. The design features concentric, oval-shaped rings in vibrant shades of blue, green, red and orange. The background is filled with intricate textures and speckles in lighter blue tones.

UT News

The Sun’s Corona: A Boiling Pot On An Ice Cube

March 14, 2024 • by David McMichael

Jarrod Bianco and Maile Marriott, two graduate students working with physicist Anna Tenerani, talk heliophysics.

A dark line intersects with rings of color and blackness as a light emenates out.

Accolades

Seven Natural Sciences Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards

October 4, 2022 • by Emily Engelbart

Learn about faculty members from UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences who have been awarded CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation.